St. Louis City Revised Code Chapter 11.62 Births,
Deaths and Burial Part IV

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It shall be unlawful to bury deceased persons except in a
cemetery or burying ground authorized by a permit issued by the board of
public service. The limits of any cemetery or burial ground shall not be
extended without a permit for each extension. Any violation of this section
shall be a misdemeanor.
(1948 C. Ch. 10 § 26: 1960 C. § 432.010.)

11.62.280 Legal cemeteries named.

The following named cemeteries are recognized as legal and
proper places of interment of persons who may die in the city or who may be
brought to the city for burial: Bellefontaine, Calvary, First Evangelical, New
Picker's, St. Marcus (New), St. Matthews, St. Peter and St. Paul.
(Ord. 57313 § 1, 1977: prior Ord. 56108 § 1, 1972: Ord. 51427 § 1, 1962:
1948 C. Ch. 10 § 27: 1960 C. § 432.020.)

11.62.290 Burial in unauthorized places.

Any owner, his agent, tenant, or any other person who shall
bury or permit to be buried the body of any deceased person on any lot of
ground within the limits of the city, except those authorized as a cemetery,
except by special permission of the health commissioner, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor.
(1948 C. Ch. 10 § 28: 1960 C. § 432.030.)

11.62.300 Depth for burying.

No body of any deceased person shall be buried in any
cemetery within the limits of the city at a less depth than six feet below the
surface of the ground, provided, that the provisions of this section shall not
be applied to cases where burial vaults or tombs have been or may be erected
for the reception of deceased persons.
(1948 C. Ch. 10 § 29: 1960 C. § 432.040.)

11.62.310 Sexton.

Every cemetery shall be in charge of a sexton or overseer,
and the name of such sexton or overseer shall be certified to and recorded in
the office of health commissioner, by the person owning or controlling such
cemetery.
(1948 C. Ch. 10 § 30: 1960 C. § 432.050.)

11.62.320 Destroying or disfiguring.

Every person who shall wilfully destroy, disfigure or injure
any wall, fence, ledge, monument, tombstone, tree or shrubbery around or
within any cemetery, graveyard or burial ground, or shall use such a cemetery,
graveyard or burial ground for any other purpose than a burying ground, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(1948 C. Ch. 10 § 31: 1960 C. § 432.060.)